Grand Forest Tournament (October 12th, 2020)
Get ready for another fascinating tournament in 2020. The Grand Forest Tournament needs a great deal of knowledge of spin setups and adjustments. In this post, I’ve explained everything in the most detailed format. Take a look and prep yourself for a big win. 🙂
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Sequoia Creek Hole #1 (Par 4)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | Max Right, 2-4 Top; Some Overpower | 1-2 Back |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 20% | 10% |
| 🏐 Ball | Titan (Rookie), Kingmaker/Berserker (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Extra Mile (Rookie/Pro/Expert), Apocalypse (Pro/Expert) | Thorn (Rookie/Pro/Expert), Grizzly (Pro7Expert) |
Without headwind, you want to take this approach playing on the right side.
Depending on your ball and club level, you might also need to use some overpower to not do the rough bump. The rough bump won’t kill you here but it lowers your chance to get the eagle in the end.
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Now it’s time to approach the pin directly and it’s a great chance to get the eagle because you only need a little backspin and can bounce on the fairway spot in front of the green as the distance isn’t that much so you won’t have problems with coming in too hot.
Straight aim for the pin, do a little extra wind adjustment and you’re fine.
Sequoia Creek Hole #2 (Par 3)
| Drive | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | 4 Back | |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 20% | |
| 🏐 Ball | Quasar (Rookie), Katana/Kingmaker (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Big Dawg (Rookie) | Sniper 4+ (Rookie/Pro/Expert) |
Technically you can use the rough bump here but the rough spot to use is very small and a small mistake can give you much trouble.
I recommend not using it and go with the fairway bounce instead and rather go with the birdie than messing up entirely here in the Grand Forest Tournament’s 2nd hole.
Aim straight for the pin and use 4 bars or more backspin to prevent coming in too hot and you have a decent chance for the hole-in-one and a secure birdie if you miss that 🙂
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Eagle Peak Hole #3 (Par 5)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | Max Top; 1-2 Right | 3-4 Top; Max Left |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 0% | 10% |
| 🏐 Ball | Titan (Rookie), Kingmaker (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Big Topper (Rookie), Extra Mile (Rookie), Thor’s Hammer (Pro/Expert), Apocalypse (Pro/Expert) | Big Dawg (Rookie), Sniper (Rookie/Pro/Expert) |
You want to gain as much distance as possible and a driver like the Big Topper works here extremely well with that load of topspin. Alternatively, use the driver that gives you the most topspin in your bag and use this. It’s about topspin here, not distance.
Additional distance won’t get you over that rough so topspin is the only option to gain a lot of distance here.
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For the second shot you need to use the rough bump or you won’t make the ball stop enough to approach the pin or stay on the green.
Use some topspin here as well as all the sidespin to the left and aim directly for the pin. You will roll on the fairway and this gives you the best option to get a eagle/albatross here in this Par 5 in the Grand Forest Tournament.
Eagle Peak Hole #4 (Par 3)
Club To Use: Backbone, Goliath or Sniper
The left line is the standard play for this hole in the Grand Forest Tournament unless you have strong headwind, then you can pick the right line.
Normally you bounce it over the bunker in the left line but it will be very hard to get a hole-in-one as the fairway os not perfectly even.
For the right line you will need a lot of backspin and also headwind to aim directly for the pin and not exceed that point and even leave the green, but no risk no gain, right? 😉
Sequoia Creek Hole #5 (Par 4)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | Max Left, Max Top | 3 Back |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 0% | 10% |
| 🏐 Ball | Quasar (Rookie), Katana (Rookie/Pro/Expert), Kingmaker (Pro/Expert | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Extra Mile (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | Backbone (Rookie), Grizzly (Pro/Expert) |
The drive can be tricky here as you need to play through the trees, which can be challenging at times. But that is your best option, otherwise you need to play around them and you will loose at least one shot here.
When using enough sidespin, you can see that you can get through the trees and gain a lot fo distance rather than laying up short here, aim precisely and you don’t need to adjust any extra for the wind!
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In your second shot you can now approach the pin directly by bouncing on the fairway and aiming straight for the pin with some backspin to slow down enough to prevent coming in too hot.
Nothing special here and a good chance to get your eagle.
Sequoia Creek Hole #6 (Par 5)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | 2-3 Right; 3-4 Top | Max Right; 3 Top; Max Curl Right |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 20% | 10% |
| 🏐 Ball | Titan (Rookie), Kingmaker (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Extra Mile (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | Big Dawg (Rookie/Pro/Expert), Cataclysm (Pro/Expert) |
The tricky thing about this Par 5 in the Grand Forest Tournament is that the trees will cover the right side of the green so you need to gain enough distance with your drive to pass them by and get a clean path towards the green with your second shot.
The drive is a clean perfect shot at maximum distance with some sidespin and some topspin (don’t go too hard on the topspin, you don’t want to leave the fairway!)
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The second shot now requires curl to get you close to the green but you have a clean fairway part where you can bounce so missing by a little won’t break your shot, unless you really mess up 😉
Use some topspin and and maximum sidespin to the right as well as maximum curl to the right and you will get close to the green and finish this Par 5 with an eagle.
Eagle Peak Hole #7 (Par 3)
| Drive | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | 2 Top; Max Right | |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 10% | |
| 🏐 Ball | Katana (Rookie/Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Backbone (Rookie) | Big Dawg (Pro/Expert) |
This Par 3 here can be tricky and you shouldn’t get your hopes for an easy hole-in-one up too much.
You need to bounce over the bunker and use all the sidespin possible to get the ball into the direction of the pin while bouncing a second time on the fairway before the green.
This is the most consistent way to actually get the right amount of speed and with some luck you get the hole-in-one but you have the birdie here secured.
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Eagle Peak Hole #8 (Par 4)
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| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | max Top; 2-3 Right | max Top, max Left + curl |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 0 % | 0% |
| 🏐 Ball | Marlin, Quasar | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | The Horizon (Rookie/Pro), Big Topper (Pro/Expert) | The Horizon (Rookie/Pro), Big Topper (Pro/Expert) |
Picking the right or the left line is the normal way how you want to play this hole in the Grand Forest Tournament, depending on the wind and what side suits you best.
Both ways are played similar where you try to get as far on the fairway as possible and then directly go for the green in the second hit paired with backspin to head for the eagle or get at least a birdie.
The red line is more aggressive and can get you directly on the green – but you need solid tailwind to make that happen. Bounce right next to the bunker and then add enough sidepsin and top spin to make it on the green. You very likely will bounce it on the rough so don’t hestitate using plenty topspin to bounce it far enough.
Sequoia Creek Hole #9 (Par 5)
| Drive | 2nd Shot | |
|---|---|---|
| ↩️ Spin | 1-2 Back; 2 Right | Max Top + Max Overpower |
| ⛳️ Overadjust | 20% | 0% |
| 🏐 Ball | Titan (Rookie), Kingmaker (Pro/Expert) | |
| 🏑 Club(s) | Extra Mile (Rookie/Pro/Expert), Apocalypse (Pro/Expert) | Big Dawg (Rookie(Pro/Expert), Cataclysm (Pro/Expert) |
Go with the drive on the left side, it is easier to play because you don’t have to play to the right later.
You need to use some backspin here because the fairway slopes down a lot and this will get you into the rough if you don’t slow down you ball enough. A little sidespin used as well and you have a great spot for your second shot.
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You second shot is all about distance, so you the club that will do that along with a ball with good Power. Use also all topspin and max distance and all you need to do is to get to the green.
The difficult thing here is that you also need max overpower (except you have straight tailwind, than only 50% overpower). The landing spot is large so even missing the perfect shot is not a tragedy here and you have a nice chance to get an eagle in the final hole in the Grand Forest Tournament.
Good luck in the Tournament 🙂
If you want to check out a text guide for an older tournament you can see them here on the second page:
